# BMW Driver's Guide

> Reference

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id714042570](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id714042570)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id714042570`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** BMW
- **Category:** Reference
- **Rating:** 4.70 / 5 (17,042 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.1.3
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-17
- **First published:** 2013-10-16
- **Size:** 47 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-24
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bmw-drivers-guide/id714042570)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://bao.bmwgroup.com/bao-rd/manual/home?brand=bmw&locale=en-gb](https://bao.bmwgroup.com/bao-rd/manual/home?brand=bmw&locale=en-gb)

## Description

BMW Driver's Guide is a Chrome extension that provides model-specific vehicle information for BMW, BMW i, and BMW M models. With one click you access the Owner's Handbook, explanatory animations, FAQs, image searches, and more. Content can be downloaded for offline use by entering a VIN, and you can manage multiple vehicles or explore a VIN-free demo.

Features include 360-degree interactive views, topic and image-based search, quick links, offline access, and Smart Scan for iPhone to reveal function details by pointing your camera at an interior icon.

## Rankings

- #12,910 — Overall

## Review summary

Reviewers consistently praise BMW Driver's Guide as a valuable, easy-to-access source of BMW feature guidance and a handy reference. However, the app is plagued by stability and reliability issues: frequent crashes or inability to launch after updates; repeated failures to download car data or content with various error codes; and login/authentication problems including 403 errors and timeouts. Some users report that updates fix problems for a while, but crashes and data-loading issues persist across devices and iOS versions. Overall, it offers usefulness when it works but suffers from serious reliability problems.

### Pros

- Valuable information and guidance about BMW features; repeatedly described as an amazing source of information.
- Easily accessible and informative content when the app is functioning.
- Viewed as a handy reference for learning about vehicle features.
- Updates have fixed issues and restored usability for many users.

### Cons

- Frequent crashes and instability, including crashes at launch after updates.
- Repeated download and car-info retrieval failures with various error codes (e.g., 1010, 1011, 1020, 1021).
- Login/authentication problems such as 403 errors and timeouts.
- Device/OS-related reliability issues on certain iPhone models and iOS versions.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id714042570)